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Roundel with radiating palmettes | Sasanian | Sasanian | The Met
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When we went to Hendersonville to do the show, first thing on my list was to go see our friends, Kim and David's shop. City Farmhouse! I lo...
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The chance discovery of the Rosetta Stone during the dismantling of an old Egyptian fort transformed the study of Egypt and ancient languages and continues to court controversy today. The stone is the single most visited object at the British Museum in London and one of the world's most treasured historical objects. See our blog, The Rosetta Stone. https://hobblecreek.us/blog/entry/the-rosetta-stone #rosettastone #egypt #britishmuseum
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Can you play the part of a detective and identify these aged objects? Take this quiz and see how well you do!
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History Of Candles ‘Artificial light is probably as ancient as the human race or the use of fire; but the means employed to produce it among the savage tribes have scarcely advanced beyond burning branches of trees or splinters of wood. Torches were probably an improvement upon these; and lamps, even of the simplest kind, … Continue reading History Of Candles – Oil Lamps & Fatwood Torches →
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The Roman Empire was vast and diverse, but the inhabitants of even its most far-flung provinces---Britain, Gaul, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia---were all, to some degree, "Roman." Roman in the Pro
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CENTRAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
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